China Travel

Five Taiwanese hotels took away awards at the 2016 World Luxury Hotel Awards held at the St. Regis in Doha, Qatar, including four local brands. Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the prestigious World Luxury Hotel Awards offers recognition to global, continental, and country hotels in over 60 categories and across 50... more »

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Walt Disney Co has opened the gates to its first theme park in China, prompting a rush from thousands of gathered Mickey Mouse enthusiasts to be the first to storm Treasure Cove, ride the Roaring Rapids or visit Disney’s tallest castle. Disney’s largest overseas investment at $5.5... more »

Not far from Xiamen, about four hours by bus, surrounded by Southern Fujian hills, Yongding county hosts many Hakka roundhouses. Tulou and nearby area are a perfect example of this architectural style. Fujian Tulou is a property of 46 buildings constructed between the 15th and 20th centuries over 120 km... more »

Yuanmou is located about 5 hours journey from Kunming, the capital of Yunnan, in the Autonomous Prefecture of Chuxiong and it’s famous for two reasons: the Yuanmou Man archaeological site and the atypical rock formations of the Earth Forest. The forest covers an area of about 75 square kilometers and... more »

Dunhuang Yardang National Geopark is a national park located primarily in the Chinese province of Gansu, not to far from Dunhuang, that shows the 700,000 years old Yardang geological feature of the area. more »

What’s interesting about going to a remote Buddhist enclave is dealing with the layers of illusions involved in such a trip. Of course, there is the religion itself, one that views our lives as a mere illusion, but more important are the illusions about Buddhism that we often bring along... more »